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Category Archives: Politics
A need for high-speed rail reality (Updated)
With the province moving ahead on high speed rail in Southwestern Ontario, other transportation needs are being ignored Continue reading
Posted in Intercity Rail, Politics, Transit
Tagged High Speed Rail, Kitchener, London, Ontario, Toronto, UP Express
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A new low for the Scarborough Subway champion
Note: a version of this article has been cross-posted to Spacing Toronto For 2016’s annual Torontoist Heroes and Villains feature, I nominated Toronto Councillor Glenn De Baeremaeker (Ward 38, Scarborough Centre) as villain of the year. (“Pedestrian blaming” won that … Continue reading
Posted in Politics, Toronto, Transit
Tagged Glenn De Baeremaeker, John Tory, Scarborough, SmartTrack, Spacing, Subway, Torontoist, TTC, Ward 38
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Leadership, John Tory style (part 2)
No, John Tory, you’re not a leader. Continue reading
Mapping Mayor Tory’s support on Council
Matt Elliott, columnist for Metro Toronto, is one of Toronto’s greatest observers of local politics. One great service that he does is keep track of all important votes at Toronto City Hall. Originally, this work tracked each councillors’ support for Mayor Rob Ford from … Continue reading
Posted in Election, Politics, Toronto
Tagged City Hall, John Tory, Maps, Matt Elliott
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The subway is coming. Let’s improve Scarborough Centre
As the readers of my blog probably know, I am not a fan of the Scarborough Subway extension. Even though the subway will be expensive and less useful than a fully-funded light rail replacement of the ageing Scarborough RT, politicians from … Continue reading
Posted in Politics, Transit, Urban Planning
Tagged Scarborough, Scarborough Centre, Suburbs, Subway
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Mapping the Ward 2 by-election
Poll results of the 2014 council race in Ward 2 On Monday, July 25, residents of Ward 2 (Etobicoke North) went to the polls to elect a new councillor to replace the late Rob Ford, who was elected as councillor … Continue reading
Posted in Election, Maps, Politics, Toronto
Tagged By-election, Election, Etobicoke, Michael Ford, Ward 2
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That video
With the charges against Sandro Lisi dropped, the publication ban on his case — including evidence presented at pre-trial court proceedings — was lifted. If you recall, Lisi was a friend and the driver for former mayor Rob Ford. Lisi was charged with alleged … Continue reading
